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Stacey Plaskett: “The disaster inflicted by Irma and Maria has presented Congress with the historic opportunity to reassess the way that…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
The disaster inflicted by Irma and Maria has presented Congress with the historic opportunity to reassess the way that public policy is dictated toward millions of its own citizens.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Calling for a reassessment of public policy affecting Puerto Rico after the hurricanes.

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